Friday, March 15, 2013

While I was brainstorming another St. Patrick's Day craft, I came across this bleeding art technique using tissue paper. We always have lots of tissue paper kicking around, so I thought it would be a great technique to try out. But, of course, with a St. Patrick's Day spin!

Simple St. Patrick's Day Process Art Idea for Kids

Here's what you'll need for this simple process art craft:

Green tissue paper - All from my recycled tissue paper collection.

Water

Foam paint brushes

Large paper shamrock - Hand-drawn on some easel paper.

I taped the paper to the floor since easel paper has the tendency to roll up. I laid the paint brushes and the cup of water next to it. There was also a basket full of ripped tissue paper, which the boys helped to rip up into small strips and pieces.

The bleeding art technique goes as follows:

Paint some water onto the paper

Place some tissue paper onto the watered areas

Paint the tissue paper with more water

Let the finished painting dry completely (Ours dried out over night)

Remove the tissue paper from the painting

The idea is to cover the tissue paper completely so that the color bleeds out onto the paper.

J dumped out all the remaining water onto the art project, so it got pretty wet, but here's how it looked after the "painting" stage:

As I mentioned, I left the "painting" to dry over night. Then it was time to remove the tissue paper.

When all of the tissue paper was removed, we were left with some beautiful colors on the shamrock.

I cut out the final product and J wanted to hang it on the mirror in our dining room, as seen below.

I love how simple this craft was and the results are so cool. Both boys could easily participate in this craft, which is another bonus.

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Married to her high school sweetheart, Dyan is a Canadian stay-at-home mom to two boys, J and K. She is also a part-time piano teacher. She likes board games, video games, Instant Pots, and reading. To stay connected, subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get a copy of the free Weekly Autism Planner and follow along on social media.